I traded a Russian Makarov for this old Smith earlier this year. The finish was bad, the cylinder a little loose, so I dropped it off at my gunsmith's.
I picked the revolver up today, and the old guy did one heck of a job on it. All new springs, tightened up, trigger job and a new finish.
He bead blasted it, buffed it, and Parkerized it for me. I have a new CCW holster on order from Sam Andrews Leather, and a set of Herret stocks.
I was able to shoot it at his range, and it sure is a sweet shooter.
The load will be a 140 grain Sierra HP over 8 grains of Blue Dot.
